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Babalu Out, Vitor Belfort vs Matt Lindland for Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Bloody Elbow — This Fan Post was promoted to the front page by Nick Thomas. MMAWeekly reports that the catchweight fight of Babalu Sobral and Matt Lindland has been cancelled in favor of putting up Lindland against Vitor Belfort in a middleweight matchup for Affliction's January 24 event. Renato "Babalu" Sobral defeated Bobby Southworth recently to capture the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship. One unfortunate side effect for the new titleholder, however, is that he has been removed from a fight against No. 3 ranked middleweight Matt Lindland. Affliction had planned to pair Babalu and Lindland against each other at the ...

Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland Added to Affliction: Day of Reckoning; Babalu Out
FanHouse — by Michael David Smith Filed under: AfflictionAffliction has rearranged the fight card for its January 24 Day of Reckoning show, with Matt Lindland now scheduled to take on Vitor Belfort in a middleweight matchup. Lindland had previously been scheduled to face Renato "Babalu" Sobral, but Affliction vice president Tom Atencio told MMA Weekly that he decided to pull Babalu and do Lindland vs. Belfort instead. Apparently not everyone at Affliction got the memo; Affliction's web site still lists Babalu vs. Lindland. Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland Added to Affliction: Day of Reckoning; Babalu ...

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Brawl Sports — ... • The catchweight fight between Babalu Sobral and Matt Lindland has been cancelled in favor of a middleweight fight between Lindland and Vitor Belfort at Affliction's Jan. 24 event. (mmaweekly.com) ...

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